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Government Code and Cypher School: Signals Intelligence Passed to the Prime Minister, Messages and Correspondence

23 Apr 1943

A file of signals intelligence reports, messages, and correspondence issued by the Government Code and Cypher School and sent by the head ('C') of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. This file includes the following reports on North Africa: the Hermann Goering Division, probably in the Medjez El Bab sector, reports penetration by Allied tanks, on April 22; and the Tunis Air Corps' aircraft return for April 22, describing 114 aircraft as serviceable; on Greece: of 3 successful sabotage operations on Greek railways, on April 13-16, and German and Italian casualties; and on Germany/France: giving details of Allied air raids on Stettin and Cherbourg during April 20, sent to the German air attaché in Bucharest on April 21.
greece germany aircraft industry railways second world war military intelligence tanks security service axis powers sabotage effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school german war effort military strength invasion of french north africa air raids allied powers occupied greece breakthroughs
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Greece
Document Reference
HW1 /1628/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1628
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1628.002
Keywords
Invasion Of French North Africa Allied Powers Breakthroughs Tanks Military Strength Aircraft Axis Powers Sabotage Railways Occupied Greece Effects Of Bombing Industry Air Raids German War Effort
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
12
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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